Waskafest October 22, 2009 at 6:00 PM in Loretteville

Event:	WASKAFEST OCTOBER 2009
Location:	Salon de quilles Bellevue 169 Louis-IX Street Québec City, QC G2B 1L1
Information:	418-847-4784 Jean-François Néron 418-407-1425 Christian Tanguay
Date and time:	October 22, 2009 (Thursday) 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Programme:	Buffet Presentation and discussion on office software and Web 2.0 networking in non-profit organizations Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Presentation on Waska's learning method (experiential learning) and registering of new members
Cost of entry: Clientele:	Free Welcome to all, dress casual

Waskafest is a meet-up organized by Waska, autonomie et services techniques communautaires in order to gather all the main actors in the inter-NPO dialogue process, in Quebec City. This dialogue process - as the sharing and the exchange of ressources among non-profit organizations - is based on a tight network, with well-informed and well-equipped participants.

The October 22 meet-up will cover the following subjects:

• Presentation and discussion on office software and Web 2.0 networking in non-profit organizations: how to profit from the computer, at the service of the NPO. Quick oversight of the equipment, the costs (obviously, the best deal), the software and their implementation in the reality of a non-profit organization, Web 2.0 networking.
  

• Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala: serious alternative to counter the prohibitive costs of commercial operating systems and software that, aside from being hard to implement in the operations of a NPO, keep bugging and getting infested with viruses.
  

• Presentation on Waska's learning method (experiential learning) and registering of new members: Students dropping out of school in Quebec and their poor performance demonstrate clearly that the academic system, as it is now, simply does not deliver good results. What makes Waska's experiential learning method better and what makes it a solution to this problem? Come and see for yourself. You can also ask questions and even register to the programmes, all evening long.

Come dressed casually. There will be a cold buffet at the beginning of the evening. All beverages are to be bought at the bar of the Salon de quilles Bellevue. There are pool tables for those who wish to end the evening in a relaxed fashion. You can attend this October Waskafest, free of charge. During the evening, games and attendance prizes will add some zest.

There are free parking spaces for all, on both sides of the building. Buses routes 87 and 72 lead you to the location, the bus stop is just across the street, at the corner of Louis-IX and Hôpital Streets. Road works are taking place in the area, please stay posted to read the latest info regarding the changes.

www.communautequebec.org has a facelift

Communauté Québec's homepage is receiving a facelift, today! As a matter of fact, Québec City's non-profit portal will display more of a portal-shape homepage than the blog opening it previously presented. This renovation is part of Waska's new business plan for 2009.

Lots of new services - availbale to members of Waska - will be added to Communauté Québec's portal homepage.

If your non-profit organization wishes to have its endeavours, special events or any news published on Communauté Québec, please write us to bulletin@communautequebec.org! It is free for all Québec City NPOs and those who serve the Old Capital's population. Our team will make sure the text is error-free and meets Waska's standards: positive, constructive, polite, politically neutral, and of Québec City resident's interest.

Waska currently in boosting process and looking for new board members

Waska, autonomie et services techniques communautaires, a Quebec City non-profit organization, is currently in a vigorous boosting process! The board of directors is working hard on a new business plan in order to widen the organization's action spectrum and boost its operation strength.

Basically, Waska helps individuals and non-profit organizations gain empowerment, i.e. bring them to set themselves free from the dependency to public funding and charity, to generate their own revenues. Also, Waska implements a system of community dialogue, exchange and solidarity in order to link up NPOs, various public social workers, small businesses and the population in a way to promote social and commercial relations that help the community live.

Waska has given itself this mandate right from the beginning in 1982, when it was founded in a classroom of the formerly called Technical Pavilion in St. Foy, Quebec, now the Marie-Rollet Professional Training Centre.

In April of 2008, Waska opened a workshop room at 125 Racine Street in Quebec City, in the heart of the Loretteville Quarter (Borough of the Haute-Saint-Charles). Last March 1st, the organization decided to close the location to allow itself more room to manoeuvre, a leeway to carry out its revival plan and establish connections with new business contacts.

The new projects undertaken by Waska will soon be published right here and will allow the organization to reinforce its humanitarian endeavours towards the community, making people happy already for the past 27 years.

Waska president by interim, Christian Tanguay (photo above), invites all persons involved in humanitarian endeavours to join our board of directors in the upcoming election. To be part of Waska means building pillars of the community, reducing its social/economic burden, and help goodwill individuals regain their dignity. You may contact Mr. Tanguay at waskatechnicien@gmail.com or call him at (418) 407-1425.

Whether you are in Québec City or elsewhere, our membership network is awaiting you! We are inviting any person interested in contributing with concrete gestures, ideas, or contacts to the pursuit of Waska's mission. Annual membership fee is $10 for individuals and $20 for non-profit organizations. It allows you to benefit from high-quality services and to partake in social activities related to the organization's mission. You can register directly with Mr. Tanguay or by contacting the Executive Secretary, Mr. Jean-François Néron at (418) 847-4784 or waskaquebec@gmail.com.

Welcome to all!

Welcome to English-speaking readers

Communauté Québec is a blog written by a non-formal group of individuals, just for the fun of contributing to the humanitarian world in Québec City. It is meant to be a way for citizens, organizations and small businesses to express themselves about their city and its life. As time goes by, it encompasses a wider field of information... It is becoming the city's meeting point for the leaders - and the benevolent workers - of the autonomous non-profit movement.

Communauté Québec is privately owned by Jean-François Patrice Néron, a Québec City father of two and stepfather to three others, blogger and involved in humanitarian endeavours (Waska, autonomie et services techniques communautaires).

As of now, English-speaking readers will be able to enjoy Communauté Québec's articles as well and get to know this welcoming, quiet city dubbed "The Old Capital City". Welcome to all!